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The allegheny initiative for mental health integration for the homeless: Integrating heterogeneous health services for homeless persons

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  • Gordon, A.J.
  • Montlack, M.L.
  • Freyder, P.
  • Johnson, D.
  • Bui, T.
  • Williams, J.

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The Allegheny Initiative for Mental Health Integration for the Homeless (AIM-HIGH) was a 3-year urban initiative in Pennsylvania that sought to enhance integration and coordination of medical and behavioral services for homeless persons through system-, provider-, and client-level interventions. On a system level, AIM-HIGH established partnerships between several key medical and behavioral health agencies. On a provider level, AIM-HIGH conducted 5 county-wide conferences regarding homeless integration, attended by 637 attendees from 72 agencies. On a client level, 5 colocated medical and behavioral health care clinics provided care to 1986 homeless patients in 4084 encounters, generating 1917 referrals for care. For a modest investment, AIM-HIGH demonstrated that integration of medical and behavioral health services for homeless persons can occur in a large urban environment.

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  • Gordon, A.J. & Montlack, M.L. & Freyder, P. & Johnson, D. & Bui, T. & Williams, J., 2007. "The allegheny initiative for mental health integration for the homeless: Integrating heterogeneous health services for homeless persons," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(3), pages 401-405.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.094284_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094284
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    1. Alina Turner & Diana Krecsy, 2019. "Bringing it All Together: Integrating Services to Address Homelessness," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 12(1), January.

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